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Patient choice
Policy and guidance on improving patient choice including how, when and where they receive treatment and giving the public a bigger hand in shaping local care systems.
Choice Matters - working with libraries
Published: 1 April 2008
An update on the implementation of patient choice in the NHS focusing on the work that has been done with library staff.
Choice at referral: guidance and supporting information for 2008/9
Published: 18 March 2008
Best practice guidance and information for referrers, providers and commissioners on how the roll-out of free choice in elective care in 2008/9 will operate.
Generic choice model for long term conditions
Published: 20/12/2007
Helping commissioners improve and personalise services and support for people with long term conditions.
Updating of Choosing Your Hospital Booklets on NHS Choices (Gateway reference number: 9033)
Published: 16/11/2007
A letter advising PCTs of options for updating and printing Patient Choice booklets.
Choice matters: 2007-08 - Putting patients in control (Gateway ref: 8341)
Published: 26/06/2007 12:33
An update on the implementation of patient choice in the NHS since it was introduced at the start of 2006, focusing on the experiences of patients and NHS staff.
Choosing Your Hospital booklets
The second editions of the Choosing your hospital booklets and the National menu supplement to the local booklets are now being published on the NHS website.
FAQs: Directed Enhanced Service for Choice and Booking
FAQs on the booking component of the Choice and Booking Directed Enhanced Service are now available
Directed Enhanced Service for Choice and Booking: measurement
Letter from David Colin Thomé to GPs reminding them that measurement of the choice and booking components of the Directed Enhanced Services for Choice and Booking begins on 1 September 2006.
Technical notes for Choice at referral: Guidance framework for 2006-07
Further detailed guidance for commissioners and providers on how the extensions to choice at referral in 2006-07 will operate in practice.
Choice matters: Increasing choice improves patients experiences
An update on the development of patient choice in the NHS, focusing on the experiences of patients and NHS staff.
Choice
Guidance and plans to give patients more choice about where and when they receive elective surgery and other NHS services.
Key publications and guidance
Library of draft and final guidance relating to choice policies.
Waiting Booking Choice
Reforms to cut waiting times and replace waiting lists by booked appointments systems. Supporting the drive to give patients choice about when and where they are treated.
Additional links
Building on the best
Strategy paper that sets out the Government's policy for choice .
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